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21. Pisces
Pisces
Description
Two fish forms are presented along with a coiled snake form over the top of what appears to be collaged shreds of hand-written documents. The written text reads, " The two fishes are one not two and all three things are contained in them. Cook these together and they will become a vast ocean.", Pisces #2; 15.5 x 15.25 inches; mixed media; 1998, My recent works on paper are inspired by alchemical manuscripts. The alchemists documented their labors in enigmatic texts in which chemical procedures, cosmology and myths are woven together into fantastic allegories. Similarly in my paintings I use imagery of birds, beasts, plants and minerals as symbols of the process of transformation, As an artist I view alchemy as a metaphor for the creative process in which there is progressive transformation and refinement of materials, imagery and ultimately consciousness. In alchemy and art alike the creative imagination is the vital agent of change. The alchemists described their labors as an "art". Like the alchemist I attempt to use physical processes as a mirror of inner experience. The materials become "transmuted" from their initially inert state through creative and chaotic struggle into a new synthesis. In my painting I use physical processes of dissolution, evaporation, heat and gravity which remind me of the alchemist's use of the elements of water, air, fire and earth. Humor is an important element of my work. Likewise humor and paradox were not unknown to the alchemist. The texts abound with cryptic riddles meant to befuddle the literal-minded and catalyze intuitive insight. Hermes, the Greek god of wisdom, was the patron of alchemists and also the trickster who could lead his followers on a search to find "fools gold". Anyone who embarks on a potentially quixotic search to find the elixir of immortality should have plenty of humor and humility to sustain themselves! The homunculus, a human-like creature nurtured in a glass vessel was reputed to have been created in the alchemical laboratory. In the novel "Frankenstein" the renegade doctor studies the writings of Paracelsus, the swiss alchemist, before creating his monster. I see the homunculus as a metaphor for modem technology with all its wonders and potential horrors. The series of "Homunculus" sculptures which utilize remnants of household appliances and found objects explores this theme in a whimsical fashion. The alchemist searched for the "gold of the philosophers"-philosophical wisdom. In their pursuit of nature's secrets they combined scientific experimentation with a mystical quest for illumination. Their holistic view of the universe viewed matter and consciousness as a continuum, anticipating recent developments in physics. Alchemy is the ancestor of modem science; perhaps there is something that can be learned from its legacy? I am inspired artistically by the beauty of the texts and their insights into the mysteries of creation. Hopefully my own fanciful creations convey something of the spirit of that tradition. (Nez, 1998), http://www.augengallery.com/Artists/nez.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org
22. Zone of Middle Dimensions: Boxcar Work
Zone of Middle Dimensions: Boxcar Work
Description
An abstract painting of what appears to be wave-like shapes wrapped around long rectangular shapes in various colors. The rectangular shapes extend out from the actual rectangular shape of the art piece in three different places. The perspective of the rectangular shapes, and the way they come off the page make the painting provide dimension., Zone of Middle Dimensions: Boxcar; George Green; 1991; 50 x 57 inches; A/C, (1996 press release from Oregon Economic Development Department, Salem, OR) George Green has, for the past twenty years, been a leader in the development of new forms of tromp l'oeil illusionism (painting with photographically realistic detail). Green has had over 50 national and international solo exhibitions and is represented in 44 museum collections including the Guggenheim Museum, the Chicago Art Institute, The Denver Art Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum, and the Detroit Institute of the Arts. He has been represented by the Meyerson Nowinski Gallery in Seattle, and the Louis K. Meisel Gallery in New York City. George Green was born in Portland, Oregon in 1943., http://www.bernarduccimeisel.com/artistImages.php?id_artist=8, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
23. Future Lives
Future Lives
Description
This mural is composed of at least five distinct sections. When read from left to right, the piece repeats a circular motif whose form oscillates between the representation of natural settings and abstract, possibly psychological spaces., detail; central mural; future lives; © 1990 Don Gray, http://www.dongraystudio.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Eastern Oregon Regional Arts. You may view their website at http://www.artseast.org/
24. Underwater Fantasy
Underwater Fantasy
Description
See artist's statement for description., Howard and Kathleen Meehan; Underwater Fantasy (1 of 2); Dixon Aquatic Center, OSU; Howard and Kathleen Meehan, 2511 NW Upshur, Portland, OR 97210; 503-274-0865, http://www.hkmeehan.com/; http://kathleenmeehan.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
25. Underwater Fantasy
Underwater Fantasy
Description
See artist's statement for description., Howard and Kathleen Meehan; Underwater Fantasy; 1 of 2 murals; 18 x 2 feet; OSU-Dixon Aquatic, http://www.hkmeehan.com/; http://kathleenmeehan.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
26. Double Focus/Triple Vision
Double Focus/Triple Vision
Description
An acrylic painting of a city's nightlife hours. Only one lamp illuminates the outside. The other lights eminate from the inside of what appears to be restaurants. There is a stop sign on the left side of the piece, and a curvy faceless woman in a turquoise colored dress walking towards the viewer., Acrylic on canvas; 32 x 38 inches, 1990, http://www.juliaoreilly.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
27. Swimmer/Fish
Swimmer/Fish
Description
See artist's statement for description., Howard and Kathleen Meehan; Swimmer/Fisher (1 of 5); Dixon Aquatic Center, OSU; Howard and Kathleen Meehan, 2511 NW Upshur, Portland, OR 97210; 503-274-0865, http://www.hkmeehan.com/; http://kathleenmeehan.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
28. Future Lives
Future Lives
Description
This mural is composed of at least five distinct sections. When read from left to right, the piece repeats a circular motif whose form oscillates between the representation of natural settings and abstract, possibly psychological spaces., Future Lives; acrylic on board; 7ft6in x 28ft1.5in; central mural; © 1990 Don Gray, http://www.dongraystudio.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Eastern Oregon Regional Arts. You may view their website at http://www.artseast.org/
29. Seven Trout
Seven Trout
Description
This painting depicts a view of several fish beneath the surface of a stream amongst rocks. The color palette used is a bright, cool colored one accented with yellow., Seven Trout; Gary R. Buhler; watercolor; 26 x 52 inches; DMV Astoria; 1990, http://www.atticgallery.com/bios.ihtml?sid=34&step=2, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Oregon Coast Council for the Arts. You may view their website at http://www.coastarts.org/
30. Moon Boat II (#243)
Moon Boat II (#243)
Description
An impressionistic oil painting of a white boat sitting on a beach amongst twisted palm trees. A blue sky with white clouds hovers above the water in the background., Cie Goulet; Moon Boat II; 243; monotype; 22x30 inches; ohsu movable, Cie Goulet is well known for her energetic paintings of the Oregon landscape. Her dramatic color and light is further enhanced by the use of black as a base color (monotypes on black paper). Cie Goulet attended San Francisco Art Institute, Parsons School of Design and graduated from the University of Oregon in 1965, where she studied under the late Jack Wilkinson. In the last twenty years the artist has exhibited in various areas of the U.S. including: Tamasulo Gallery, Cranford, NJ; Louis Meisel Gallery, NY; Artists Space, NY as well as one person exhibitions at Lynn McAllister Gallery, Seattle, WA; Salishan Lodge, Gen Eden, OR; River Run Gallery, Ketchum, ID and the Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR. Cie Goulet exhibited her work in the exhibition "First Impressions: Northwest Monotypes" at the Seattle Art Museum, WA which then traveled to the Marylhurst College, Art Gym Gallery. (Unknown, 1991), For more images of this artist, please visit: http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/goulet.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
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